The 2026 Met Gala turned into a full scale showcase of men’s high jewelry moments, where tuxedos became the backdrop for seriously jaw dropping pieces. A$AP Rocky stacked Chanel jewels with pink sapphires and diamonds alongside his Pavé Niteō x Codognato collaboration, while Seth Meyers turned conceptual art into wearable drama with miniature versions of French American artist Louise Bourgeois’s iconic spider series brooches. Troye Sivan leaned fully into art world storytelling, channeling Robert Mapplethorpe with custom brooches and a Pandora waist chain. Elsewhere, Adrien Brody brought poetic precision with an Elsa Jin inspired Swan Lake brooch featuring a 5.3 carat green diamond centerpiece. From vintage Cartier treasures to contemporary high jewelry fantasy, the men of the Met Gala 2026 didn’t just accessorize, they told stories in diamonds, proving once again that the most unforgettable red carpet moments are the ones pinned right to the lapel.
All the men’s jewelry from last year’s Met Gala, recapped right here!
A$AP ROCKY: Gotta love A$AP Rocky! Newly minted Chanel ambassador and already piling it on. He hit the Met Gala in a Chanel brooch set with pink sapphires and diamonds, plus diamond earrings from the Tweed de Chanel collection, then doubled down with his own Pavē Niteō collab with Codognato.
Think a Grim de la Grim pendant and ring, alongside a cross dripping in diamonds, emeralds, pink sapphires and a punchy pink tourmaline from Codognato.
And because Rocky doesn’t do subtle, he pulled up to the after-party with a one-of-a-kind diamond cigarette box by Briony Raymond in collaboration with A$AP Rocky’s jewelry brand, Pavē Niteō, built from an antique 1800s gold watch fob and iced out with 200+ diamonds.
CONNOR STORRIE: How fitting for Connor Storrie to make his Met Gala debut wearing a brooch the public had never seen before. Pinned at his neck was a one of a kind piece from the upcoming summer chapter of Tiffany’s Blue Book 2026: Hidden Garden featuring two cushion cut cabochon rubellites totaling over 14 carats surrounded by diamonds. He finished the look with Tiffany Rope earrings and a Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Fleurage brooch set with a rubellite of over 3 carats and diamonds.
COLMAN DOMINGO: Domingo, a longtime Friend of the Maison Boucheron, delivered a perfectly matched harlequin moment at the Met Gala. He styled upcoming Serpent Bohème novelties including brooches, rings and a single stud in contrasting gold and onyx tones, proving once again he knows exactly how to wear a house’s language. And true to form, he added a surprise detail at the waistline too , a stick pin tucked into his cummerbund that rewards a closer look.
SETH MEYERS: Meyers may have delivered the most unexpected jewelry moment of the Met Gala. The comedian wore a pair of brooches by French American artist Louise Bourgeois, best known for her iconic spider motif. First introduced in the 1990s, the spider became her tribute to her mother, a tapestry restorer and weaver, adding a deeply personal layer to the sculptural pieces.
NICHOLAS HOULT: Nicholas Hoult turned to Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany for a brooch that felt more like sculpture than jewelry. The Sticks design featured a striking 27 carat plus spessartine, accented with carnelians and diamonds, proving once again that Tiffany does wearable art best.
DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON: Johnson kept it sleek but seriously sparkling at the Met Gala, decking out his tux with a Manish Malhotra MM brooch featuring emeralds and diamonds. A minimal move with maximum shine.
HUDSON WILLIAMS: Hudson, star of Heated Rivalry, made his Met Gala debut dripping in Bulgari high jewelry. He paired a diamond necklace with a high jewelry diamond ring and Serpenti Viper hoop earrings, leaning fully into the Italian house’s signature edge. While we were hoping for a new piece reveal, he still chose diamonds for a debut that felt clean, classic and very Bulgari.
SAM SMITH: The singer brought full Art Deco showgirl fantasy to the Met Gala channeling the glamorous illustrations of Erté, the so called “Father of Art Deco,” in a theatrical Christian Cowan necklace and Cartier’s iconic panther earrings. The feline jewels felt like the perfect wink to the sleek, decadent glamour and theatrical elegance Erté made famous in his artwork throughout the 1940s.
TROYE SIVAN: Troye Sivan didn’t just dress for the Met Gala, he became Robert Mapplethorpe. From the custom brooches to the waist chain, both by Pandora, every detail recreated the photographer’s provocative 1980s uniform. And that jeweled crying eye brooch? Very possibly a nod to “Tears of Eros,” the infamous exhibition devoted to Mapplethorpe’s erotic photography.
DEVIN FINZER: Finzer proved vintage wins. The OpenSea co-founder and CEO wore a 1932 brooch, likely Vienna, sourced from 10 Vendome, set with rock crystal, aquamarine, diamonds, pearls, opals and black enamel. The result felt like a wearable Venetian window on the Met Gala carpet.
LAW ROACH: Leave it to Law Roach to turn jewelry into a headline. At the Met Gala, the stylist wore a jaw dropping 53 carat ring valued at $1.8 million from Leviev, proving he’s just as fearless with diamonds as he is with styling.
ADRIEN BRODY: Adrien Brody’s Elsa Jin brooch might have been one of the most poetic jewelry moments of the night. The actor wore Swan Lake, a dramatic gem centered around a 5.3 carat green diamond with flowing tassel details inspired by rippling water and the elegance of a swan in motion. Art meets excess exactly how the Met likes it.
JAY-Z: Jay-Z rewrote black tie dressing at the Met Gala. Instead of a bow tie, he went with a Briony Raymond Mid-Century diamond brooch circa 1950s in platinum, letting one perfectly placed vintage jewel do all the talking
ADAM BAIDAWI: Leave it to the GQ editor in chief to accessorize like it’s a fashion editorial. At the Met Gala, he doubled down on drama with two David Webb Museum Collection brooches set with emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, proving tuxedos are really just a canvas for serious jewels.
JON BATISTE: What we love about Jon Batiste is how he always manages to unearth the most obscure archival Cartier pieces. For the Met Gala, his ERL ivory look, inspired from Barkley Hendricks’ 1976 painting “Steve,”, was decked out with a 1951 platinum and diamond Cartier Collection brooch.
BAZ LUHRMANN: The film director didn’t do subtle at the Met Gala, and honestly, why would he? He went bold in color with David Webb jewels, stacking a pinkie ring set with onyx, turquoise and diamonds alongside a perfectly placed elongated rose, the bud, carved in turquoise with a gold stem and diamond leaves, at his neck
RAMI MALEK: Rami Malek’s Met Gala look doubled as a love letter to Cartier. The actor wore the Crash de Cartier watch alongside a Victorian star brooch in diamonds, blending surreal design with antique elegance. As he put it in an Esquire interview, Cartier isn’t just jewelry to him, it’s intention, integrity and something that carries its own cinematic history.
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